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DearlyStory press kit
DearlyStory turns a child’s idea into a bedtime story, paints it as a picture book, and reads it aloud in a parent’s own voice. You record about 15 seconds once. After that, even on nights you can’t be there, the story still sounds like you. It is made by one independent developer, Zhang Liu.
At a glance
- What it is: bedtime stories written from any idea, painted as picture books, and read in a parent’s own voice
- Made by: Zhang Liu, an independent developer
- Out since: 29 September 2026; version 1.2, with series and four picture-book styles, since 7 October 2026
- Runs on: iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later
- Price: free to download; making a voice, writing stories and listening again are free; story coins pay for reading aloud (10) and picture books (140 to 280); new accounts start with 150; prices in the app
- Languages: the app in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese and Korean; stories read aloud in Mandarin, English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Korean
- Who it’s for: adults aged 18 or older, making stories to share with their children; there are comics and stories for grown-ups too
- Safety: your own voice, or one you have permission to use; exported audio opens with a spoken note that the voice is AI-generated; deleting a voice also deletes it at the speech provider; AI pictures are labelled
- Privacy: no ads, no third-party analytics
- Where: the App Store everywhere except mainland China
- Links: App Store · dearlystory.app
If you need a line about it
One line: Record 15 seconds of your voice once, and every bedtime story after that is read by you, even when you are not home.
A paragraph: Bedtime doesn’t always fit real life: night shifts, work trips, deployments, two homes, or just the hundredth reading of the same book. DearlyStory starts with about 15 seconds of a parent’s voice. Then any idea becomes a story in seconds. Change it if you like, paint it as a picture book in one of four styles, and press play: your voice reads, the sentence lights up, the pages turn on their own. Since version 1.2, a favourite story can become a series, with the same characters drawn the same way each night.
Screenshots, sample pages and icon
Tap any image for the full-size file. Use them freely in coverage of DearlyStory, and please mention that the pictures and voices are AI-generated. The sample pages are from Sparkle Dragon, a six-page picture book made in the app.
Download everything as one ZIP: the icon at 1024 × 1024, the screenshots, the sample pages and these facts as text. Just the icon: dearlystory-icon-1024.png.
The whole thing in 35 seconds, from recording a voice to a series: watch the YouTube Short. The voice and pictures in it are AI-generated.
Worth writing about
- Bedtime when a parent is away: deployments, night shifts, work trips, two-home families.
- Voice cloning with consent built in, and what a family app should never allow.
- Grandparents far away, and the voices families want to keep.
- Building an AI picture-book app alone.
Get in touch
Email [email protected]. It goes straight to Zhang Liu.
Questions people ask
Can I use the screenshots, pages and icon?
Yes, anywhere you write about DearlyStory. Please leave the icon as it is, and say that the pictures and voices are AI-generated.
Does reviewing it cost anything?
No. A new account starts with 150 story coins, enough for a 6-page picture book read aloud. Need more for a proper test? Email and ask.
Is this a paid-placement pitch?
No. There is no budget for paid coverage. This page simply puts the facts and images in one place.